Team USA forward Cole is the seventh player from the Rochester area to play in what could be the world's most prestigious non-professional, non-Olympic tournament.

Written by

Kevin Oklobzija
Staff writer

While the ultimate game still must be played, center Cole Bardreau of Fairport is already assured of doing what no other Rochester area player has ever done:

Bring home a medal from the World Junior Championship.

Bardreau, 19, and Team USA defeated Canada 5-1 in the wee morning hours on Thursday in the semifinals to earn a spot in Saturday's 8 a.m. gold-medal game (live on the NHL Network, Time Warner Cable channels 233 and 1044). ...